The New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to Vigร ta in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel.
1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigร taโs stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. Theyโre now in the hands of a new government they donโt understand, and they definitely donโt like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for Vigร ta, a regional representative from the Italian government to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians donโt care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera heโs hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theater. The Brewer of Preston, itโs called, and the Vigร tese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performanceโs opening night.